Southwest Detroit's Cesar Chavez Academy High School football coach, Coach Tarif Kumasi ("Coach K") was named Coach of the Year by the Detroit News. CCA HS has a 7-3 record this season and they are in the playoffs for the first time ever this year.

The Detroit News reports:

Coach of the YearTarif Kumasi, Detroit Cesar Chavez: Kumasi, a former Cass Tech receiver in the early '90s and PSL offensive coordinator from 2001-10, started Cesar Chavez's program from scratch six years ago, and he guided Chavez (7-3) to its first state playoff appearance this season with Omar Salih throwing for 4,173 yards - second most in state history - and 45 TDs in the offense's no-huddle, five-wide set.

"This was a year of firsts for our program, league champions, playoff berth and a winning season," Kumasi said. "It's a special season that will propel us into greater years to come. I'm so proud to be a part of this since the beginning."

Read the article in the Detroit News here: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/12/01/detroit-news-metro-detroit-football-teams/76624412/​Congratulations, Coach K and Team CCA!